The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-17
MEMPHIS DAILY
COFFEEVILLE, Miss.
CIRCUIT COURT CONVENED YES.
TERDAY, AND THE
Streets Are Thronged With Yeoman-
ry-Ihe Success OF a Protracted
Northumberland.
ESPECIAL TO TIE ArPKAL.l

ESPECIAL TO TIE ArPKAL.l
CoFFKKvILLE, Miss May 16.-Circuit
Court convened here today, and the
streets OF our town are thronged with
the yeomanry Of the county, There
is a light docket, and the court Is ex-
pected to adjourn Saturday.
A Few Bots and Dashes Gathered
by tine Appeals Correspondent.
[srEoIAL CoRkKsPoNDEroE oY THE ArPEAL.l
CoFFERvILLR, MISS, May l8.-Crops
in this (Yalobushs) county are suffer.
ing greatly for want Of good rain.
The public school at this place
closed on Friday for vacation.
James b. Brown, formerly OF this
place, but now Of Memphis. has been
visiting his old home for the past
week.
Our merchants are all doing lively
business.
A. p. Guntharp, who has been hold
ing railway situation in Grenada for
some time, has returned to Coffee
vile, to the qualification OF his many
friends.
DR.. A. r. Suddoth, OF Memphis, ia
in our little city.
w. N. johnson, one OF our best cit.
liens, has been confined to his bed for
several days.
The candidates in this county are
rather tim!d in the matter Of coming
before "the dear people,"
Yesterday was q day long to be re-
membered as one Of quiet enjoyment
by the most prominent men Of oul
town. A party composed Of Senator
Ross, Col. Jos. Newburger, the Hon
W. L. Moring, Prof. John X. DuBerry
and many other gentlemen equally al
pre- mi oent, left here on Thursday
morning for the beautiful river o
Schoona, where they spent the day
In all manner OF Eealthful and anus
.ng sport.
Our county is blessed with unusua
good health.
The Sunday schools at Coffeevill'
are in II ourishing condition, all be
ing largely attended every Sabbath.
John Allen, the negro thief whC
was shot by Marshal Chaplin while
trying to escape arrest ian account o
which appeared in the APPEAL), il
getting along about as well as could b'
expected.
The Golf eeville Women's Christisr
Temperance Union is progr6 ssinl
finely and adding new members to itt
roll at each meeting.
Quite a number of Coheevilliani
took in the grand railroad picnic al
Grenada today.
Mrs. Robert Walton, living a few
miles moth Of town, died very sud.
denly on Friday. She was attending
to her household duties in the even.
ing, and was corpse at 8 O'Clock.
Some of our farmers have replanted
their cotton, the first not being a good
stand.
Mr.. Perry Vickers and Mics Ida
johnson were united by the holy
bonds OF matrimony a. the resider .
OF the brides father, in this county, on
Wednesday.
Mr.. ID. E. Kelly, one of Yalobusha'a
most prominent and enterpriBing ex-
citizens, who left here some weeks ago
for Bonham Tex, has permanently
settled there, and writes back that he
is highly pleased with his new home
The GAN rell Hamilton tragedy al
Jackson has ocCasioned consideJ able
comment here, public sentiment run.
ming in favor OF the slain editor.
81 far as morality and sociability is
concerned, Cofieeyille ranks next to
no town in Mississippi.
Our CT liens are enjoying new Irish
potatoes.
Miss Pattie Clay, one OF Toriance's
most charming and intellectual young
ladies, has been favoiing Ooff eville
with her presence the past two weeks,
the guest of her sister, Mrs. w. II.
Johnson.
A tooth measuring 2x3 inches, and
very odd shaped, was extracted from
the mouth OF a colt two years old,
owned by MIR. G. w. Milstead
To use the school boys expression,
tishin' is all dc Co." Every body
heteabouts eeems deeirous to indulge
in the enchanting tp1rt OF angling.
There are only six prisoners con.
fipsd in jail here.
Mr.. b. +. Hubert,,is sgain alb lie TO be
OH Jul pbicctoi hiLSi ppCh VI olOhhSEo'
There has been q noble work done
by tho protraCted meeting, which has
been in progress here at the Methodist
church for the past two weeks. This
meeting has been under the able man
agement of the Rev E G. KilRore, OF
fernando, Miss, and assisted by the
local pastors of the Methodist and
Presbyterian churches, all Of whom
have Esalously and unremiitingly
worked to win souls to Christ and
morally strengthen our town. The
Rev. Mir. Hudson, OF the Water Valley
Baptist church, also rendered some
efficient service, although he was only
here a short time. The good work
came to a close last night. A large
number of conversions WIS Abe result.